]> 2026-09-16T03:36:23-04:00 Louis de La Vallée Poussin 0 en University of Ghent University of Liège University of Ghent; University of Liège Louis Étienne Joseph Marie de La Vallée Poussin was born on 1. January, 1869 in Liège, where he received his early education. He studied at the University of Liege from 1884 to 1888, receiving his doctorate at the age of nineteen. He studied Sanskrit, Pali, and Avestan under Charles de Harlez and Philippe Colinet from 1888 to 1890 at the University of Leuven, receiving a docteur en langues orientales in July 1891. Moving to Paris, he began his studies at the Sorbonne that same year under Victor Henri and [[Lévi, S.|Sylvain Lévi]]. During this time (1891-1892), he also occupied the chair of Sanskrit at the University of Liege. He continued his study of Avestan and the Zoroastrian Gathas under Hendrik Kern at Leiden University, where he also took up the study of Chinese and Tibetan. In 1893, he attained a professorship at the University of Ghent teaching comparative grammar of Greek and Latin, a position which he held until his retirement in 1929. Louis de La Vallée Poussin died in Brussels on 18 February, 1938. ([https://www2.hf.uio.no/polyglotta/index.php?page=person&vid=92&entity=92 Source Accessed July 27, 2020]) Liège, Belgium People <br> *University of Louvain, Doctorate *[[University of Paris]] *[[Leiden University]] Louis+%C3%89tienne+Joseph+Marie+de+La+Vall%C3%A9e+Poussin+was+born+on+1.+January%2C+1869+in+Li%C3%A8ge%2C+where+he+received+his+early+education.+He+studied+at+the+University+of+Liege+from+1884+to+1888%2C+receiving+his+doctorate+at+the+age+of+nineteen.+He+studied+Sanskrit%2C+Pali%2C+and+Avestan+under+Charles+de+Harlez+and+Philippe+Colinet+from+1888+to+1890+at+the+University+of+Leuven%2C+receiving+a+docteur+en+langues+orientales+in+July+1891.+Moving+to+Paris%2C+he+began+his+studies+at+the+Sorbonne+that+same+year+under+Victor+Henri+and+%5B%5BL%C3%A9vi%2C+S.%7CSylvain+L%C3%A9vi%5D%5D.+During+this+time+%281891-1892%29%2C+he+also+occupied+the+chair+of+Sanskrit+at+the+University+of+Liege.+He+continued+his+study+of+Avestan+and+the+Zoroastrian+Gathas+under+Hendrik+Kern+at+Leiden+University%2C+where+he+also+took+up+the+study+of+Chinese+and+Tibetan.+In+1893%2C+he+attained+a+professorship+at+the+University+of+Ghent+teaching+comparative+grammar+of+Greek+and+Latin%2C+a+position+which+he+held+until+his+retirement+in+1929.+Louis+de+La+Vall%C3%A9e+Poussin+died+in+Brussels+on+18+February%2C+1938.+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww2.hf.uio.no%2Fpolyglotta%2Findex.php%3Fpage%3Dperson%26vid%3D92%26entity%3D92+Source+Accessed+July+27%2C+2020%5D%29 File:La Vallée Poussin Louis Bablio.jpg true true true File:La Vallée Poussin Louis Bablio.jpg File:La Vallée Poussin Louis de Universiteit Gent.jpg|Portrait of Louis de La Vallée Poussin (1869-1938) in his study. Photographer unknown. Source: [https://www.ugentmemorie.be/personen/la-vallee-poussin-louis-de-1869-1938 Ghent University] File:La Vallée Poussin Louis Bablio.jpg;File:La Vallée Poussin Louis de Universiteit Gent.jpg false French French French French Sanskrit Sanskrit Louis de La Vallée Poussin Louis La Vallée Poussin de Étienne University of Louvain Modern 1869/01/01 1938/02/18 2015-06-04T23:27:48Z 2457178.4776389 Louis de La Vallée Poussin 2024-06-05T19:38:38Z 2460467.3184954 false Louis de La Vallée Poussin 0 1 plainlist list 3 [[Category:People]] [[EmanationOf::La Vallée Poussin, L.]] Louis de La Vallée Poussin# QUERY2453bce03303215549d2d267eefcf7d3 Pagename 102 en Pagename